At this year’s IAAPA Attractions Expo, OpenAire will exhibit its wide range of retractable enclosures, including its record-breaking indoor waterpark project at Epic Waters in Grand Prairie, Texas.

Epic Waters covers 80,000 square feet and includes a huge 62,000-square-foot retractable roof enclosure, the largest indoor waterpark under a single custom curved retractable roof in the US.

The enclosure was completed by OpenAire and unveiled to the public at recent event where the Mayor of Grand Prairie opened the roof’s 40 operable panels for the first time with the flip of a switch.

Visit OpenAire at booth #1844

The 2017 edition of the IAAPA Attractions Expo is promising to be better than ever, with the global organisation set to celebrate its 100th year in 2018.

The expo is the largest conference and trade show for the $39bn attractions industry. Alongside its vast show floor, IAAPA offers a programme of more than 100 educational sessions and presentations by leading operators on industry trends, new technology, marketing and communications, entertainment, government relations, safety and security, food and beverage, games and merchandise, facility operations, human resources, and more.

The conference takes place from 13 to 17 November and the trade show from 14 to 17 November at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Buyers and decision makers from the world of theme parks, waterparks, FECs, zoos and aquariums, and museums attend the show.

IAAPA 2017 expects to welcome 32,000 attendees and more than 1,100 exhibitors across the 560,000sq ft of trade show floor.